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GEOCHEMISTRY OF TRENTON/BLACK RIVER GASES IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN. A PRELIMINARY REPORT. COMPANIES Isotech Laboratories Triana Energy and CNR Fortuna Energy Inc. Hay Exploration K Petroleum CGAS Exploration/Enervest. Colleagues Dick Beardsley and Ed Rothman (Triana)
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GEOCHEMISTRY OF TRENTON/BLACK RIVER GASES IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN A PRELIMINARY REPORT
COMPANIES Isotech Laboratories Triana Energy and CNR Fortuna Energy Inc. Hay Exploration K Petroleum CGAS Exploration/Enervest Colleagues Dick Beardsley and Ed Rothman (Triana) Jeff Bowers (Fortuna) Monte Hay (Hay Petroleum) Bill Grubaugh (Enervest) Katharine Lee Avery (WVGS) Dave Harris (KGS) Larry Wickstrom (OGS) Dennis Coleman and Martin Schoell (Isotech) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OUTLINE • Utility of isotope geochemistry in natural gas exploration and development • Purpose of Trenton/Black River natural gas study • Natural gas sample distribution • Results to date • Preliminary conclusions and future work
UTILITY OF ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY IN NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT • Genetic Information • Recognize and Quantify Gas Mixing • Reservoir Identification • Fault Block Mapping
UTILITY OF ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY IN NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT Natural gases vary in chemical and isotope composition as a function of their formation and migration history. Individual gas components (CH4 ,C2H6 , etc.) can be characterized by their stable carbon (13C/ 12C) and hydrogen (2H/1H) isotopic compositions 13C (permil) = (13C/ 12C)sample / (13C/ 12C)PDB – 1 1000 D (permil) = (D/H)sample /(D/H)SMOW – 1 1000
RECOGNIZE AND QUANTIFY GAS MIXING Jenden and others, 1994
RESERVOIR COMPARTMENTALIZATION AND FAULT BLOCK MAPPING Schoell, 2003 personal communication
PURPOSE OF TRENTON/BLACK RIVER NATURAL GASES STUDY • Source Rock and Thermal Maturation Data • Recognize and Quantify Gas Mixing • Recognize Reservoir Compartmentalization • Fault Block Mapping
Natural Gas Sample Distribution • Glodes Corners Field, Steuben Co., NY: 5 samples • Muck Farm Field, Steuben Co., NY: 1 sample • Wilson Hollow Field, Steuben and Chemung Co., NY: 1 sample • County Line Field, Chemung Co., NY: 1 sample • Terry Hill South Field, Chemung Co., NY: 1 sample • #1 Andrews well, Steuben Co., NY: 1 sample
Natural Gas Sample Distribution • York Field, Ashtabula Co., OH: 6 samples • Cottontree Field, Roane CO., WV: 2 samples • Homer Field, Elliott Co., KY: 2 samples • Clay Co., KY: 1 sample
Clay County, KY. RESULTS TO DATE